S12 E1 - "Snap Decision"
THE. FIRST. COLOR. EPISODE. EVERRRR OMGGGG!!!!!!!!!
*SCREAMSSSS*
I'm so nervous, OMG. I can't believe it. WHAT'S IT GONNA LOOK LIKE!??!?! WHAT'S IT GONNA BE LIKE?!?!?!
Okay. Let's do this. HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!
0:03 HOLY FREAKIN' CRAP OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG I can't believe it. IT'S IN COLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And it's SOOOOO WARRRRMMMMM. None of that cool toned crap ANYWHERE to be seen. I don't see ANYTHING cool toned. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
0:13 he looks a little happier and less serious after he shoots the guy in this intro. I love it. It's PERFECT and the announcer is absolutely perfect too. It's perfection.
0:27 I love that they show his teeth right at the end of the clip too, brilliantly done... wonder if it was on purpose. Maybe hot 'n bothered housewives wrote in over the years about his sexy mouth and they listened.
0:34 yeah they're definitely playing up the fact that it's in color and delivering hard for us on the luscious depth of color. Lots of warmth, total absolute LIFE breathed into it, perfect hues and richness.
0:55 I'd literally watch an entire episode of this guy around the campfire saying absolutely nothing.
1:08 this guy KNOWS it's a big deal that he's in the very first color scene of one of the most popular TV shows in the history of television. There's still nothing bigger... like I said, cartoons, L&O, actual soap operas etc. don't count. Is that technically because I'm unreasonably biased? Yes. Yes it is.
1:23 ogh. UGH. Oh. Like. Legit deadass frightened by how INTENSE this show is in color. It's... I mean, wow. It's a lot. I'm like having a hard time with this. I hope they realize that and maybe introduce some comedy into the mix with this one.
1:36 whooooaaaa man. Check out how blue his eyes are. This is CRAAZZZZYYY. My heart is like POUNDING. I have the classic throbbing lump in my throat, the works. I'm so serious.
2:27 the Marshal makes it clear he knows he's talkin' to a social engineering prickazoid supreme!
2:30 he's legitimately gonna have to shoot this guy already within the first 2 minutes.
2:34 okay, they had me going there.
2:42 why is he wearing a bright salmon colored shirt under that checkered blue button up?? They better not be fuckin' with us. I'm suspicious of this whole color thing!?
2:52 I wonder if they got new cameras in the switch to color, or film or both?? I can't find the answer to this question, seems like I've searched it before too.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/U...tchToColor
Quote:Although both CBS and NBC had some success with color systems, the overall transition from black-and-white to color for all of television was a gradual process that spanned from 1953 to 1968.
This is 1966... just over the half way point of the show.
4:17 oh my God dude. He should have known he was being serious by his tone etc. and pretty sure he wasn't even armed, so I find this part of the story kind of ridiculous. Besides it's not like the guy would have gotten far even if he just turned around to look. Have they dumbed down Matt or something??? Cuz I will call that shit so hard and I WILL walk away from this show.
I mean this was like 50 years ago and there's nothing that can be done now, but I'm just saying. It would be a SIN to dumb down the Marshal. I'm just not having it.
If Gunsmoke went over to the dark side after switching to color then they should have just ended the show at season 11 because it's not worth the cost if they dumb down the mains.
4:40 well if he was gonna get the rope anyway, then fine... like who the fuck was behind him??? Why is he literally just chillin' with the criminal dude when somebody's actively sneaking up on them?? I'm obviously gonna have to watch that part again.
Okay so it's not somebody who is even after the Marshal, it's somebody who's after the criminal dude.
4:28 whoa, check out these bitchin' horses in color.
4:50 I mean NO SHIT YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM. And HE'S gonna tell Matt not to blame himself?! This is like his worst eff up ever. Of course he needs to give it some serious retrospection.
5:17 okay thank God man, maybe they haven't dumbed him down after all.
6:18 why are they TOTALLY UNCONCERNED with the guy who was sneaking up on them?? He's literally getting away so fast RN. Pretty sure people in past episodes would have told Matt something along the lines of, "Just go get 'em, Marshal!" What the fuck is going on here, for real.
6:32 that was THE most dramatic thing I've ever seen.
6:47 he's got that "peaceful look on your face after you die" thing downpat though...
*nod*
6:55 normally I would skip through the opening credits, but I GOTTA see this in color... in a way, it's like seeing people for the first time.
7:03 they all look either just as good, or better. That's how I rate the opening credits. Thad looked over the top great but I feel like they're using a filter over this opening credits film.
7:20 there's a definite way more 1970s feel to the show in color. You can tell by the film quality, the cameras, all the equipment of the era they used. The gorgeous warm colors are what I always loved about late '60s, early '70s TV shows and general '70s aesthetic.
7:42 the set looks gorgeous and the colors look on point.
7:50 the sky looks somewhat fake though, the building in the very back you can tell isn't real. In black and white, it's not that noticeable. Something about the depth perception you get with color makes it more noticeable.
8:20 God that's iconic... think about what it would have been like to walk around on that huge set.
8:34 wow, I just had to pause and stare at this for a second. It's such a trip to see it all in color. The set looks SUPER AUTHENTIC. So well done. It's absolutely gorgeous. I posted an article excerpt much earlier in the thread where James Arness said that they kept the set the same/didn't "clean it up" for color.
8:46 check it out, the front of the Dodge House looks kinda fruity though...
https://i.imgur.com/aHEl8ys.png And there's the brick wall we've known was fake all along, lol! Wow, this is really fun. Just staring at this makes me realize I am watching one of the greatest TV shows in history... I personally think it's THE greatest of all time, and though I know I'm not alone in that sentiment globally, it's definitely a niche. I'd say in a room of 100 people, maybe one other person might have Gunsmoke in their top all time favorites. Most people these days are just droids.
9:17 dude, the hotel guy would NEVER act that weird with the Marshal. He wouldn't be that concerned, he's usually an asshole acting like he's busy, guarantee he would shrug it off.
9:26 oh my God, I LOVE all the wood in this show. What other show do you get to see that much wood?!?!?!?!!
9:32 here's Festus in color. I admit, I had already seen a lot of historical photos of Ken Curtis dressed as Festus, in color, at get-togethers and stuff. It's not all that surprising to see him since I already know what color his outfit was. He only wore a few different types of outfits on the whole show, as far as I know. I love that they always wear the same clothes, but I still hold the opinion that if Amanda Blake wanted new dresses for Kitty, they should have given her that instead of firing her!
9:40 the Marshal's Office is exquisitely beautiful.
9:50 "Haggen style coffee" roflmfao. Everybody's got their own special kinda coffee style, don't they!?
10:13 oh he KNOWS it's personal, rofl!!!!!!!
10:33 I love the way Festus expertly bullshits his way into people's situations with his personality and his whole shtick.
10:44 OMG, Ken Curtis is scary good. He really is.
11:50 Matthew's having a moment, okay guys. He's having an existential thing right now. He's also demonstrating how hot he is in color to all the ladies. Hey I'm not gonna complain.
12:12 wow, check out that gorgeous maroon colored shirt. Apparently this was the one he wore for the entire show. It's pure sex.
12:46 yeah this is the least dressed we've basically ever seen him. Why, his shirt's not even tucked in! He's even showing forearm!
12:55 oh no, he's resigning again. Of course, we've seen the show enough to know he always resigns when he's gotta do some 'extracurricular activity'...
*nod*
13:30 James Arness looks amazing in color. His skin is perfect and his hair is perfect.
14:27 holy shit. It's Kitty. It's Miss Kitty. In color. In a purple dress. Red hair, red lips.
14:40 I'm not surprised at Milburn Stone in color, he was in a lot of the events photos with Ken Curtis so I already saw the colors he wears and all that stuff.
14:50 I do like the colors inside the Long Branch too. The walls are almost a 'muted' kind of Christmas green. Same color as a pool table too.
15:30 now he's wearing a blue shirt, which must be like the only other shirt he has besides the red (maroon) one, ROFL!!!!!!!
17:09 oo, damn, Clint just TRIED IT.
17:42 this funeral/graveyard looks like something out of a Tim Burton film...
https://i.imgur.com/Epx6TCu.png
17:50 and this is the hottie who done it!
18:14 Matt immediately knows he doesn't wanna kill him.
20:06 damn, this show is just ridiculously amazing.
22:05 psht, he knows he'll be back as Marshal within like 5 days anyway.
23:28 it IS NOT this guy. If I'm wrong, I'm turning in MY badge.
24:00 old friend?! What if Clint makes THIS GUY his right hand man!??!?!
25:18 OMG Festus is so ride or die... that's sweet AF.
27:09 AND he's gonna smoke... gross!!!
29:26 check out that gorgeous deep turquoise blouse she's wearing.
31:17 and right in that moment he knows the gig is up with those two... bad things about to go down in Dodge.
31:28 see, I told ya this was gonna happen!
32:00 I'd rip the resignation letter up and put my badge back on right then and there.
35:33 PLOT TWISSSSTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
36:50 this guy would never wanna share the bounty, he already lost out on the first dude. He's up to something!!!
38:40 ROFL he's gotta stop habitually breaking up fights! He's just so good at being the Marshal.
39:20 he's 100% setting this kid up.
39:40 this is the iconic Miss Kitty dress they have on display at the Dodge City Boot Hill Museum... the orange dress with the gold/white dotted top. Most of the actors and musicians back in the day were petite, really small and slender. This is the conclusion I've come to after seeing many types of outfits worn by musicians/actors and other various historical figures on display at different museums over the years.
40:27 Sam looks fkn amazeballs in color... what a badass vest.
42:00 bro... YOU'RE NOT THE MARSHAL ANYMORE. What's his plan!!?!?!?!?!
42:20 check out that bitchin' orange ribbon/feather thingy Kitty's wearing in her hair.
46:55 the lamps look amazing in color.
47:10 he sounds hilarious trying to stand up to the Marshal.
47:18 that was a LEGIT backhand.
47:49 so either it was hottie, or the bounty hunter!!!!!!
49:03 told ya.
49:17 DAMN that was wild. That episode was legendary, for the color and for the story.
Sheer excellence.
